Q. Caecilius Bassus AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.

Roman Provincial Silver Tetradrachm in the name and type of Philip I Philadelphos

Minted by Q. Caecilius Bassus as proconsul – Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria

Obv: Diademed head of Philip I right within fillet border

Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, Zeus Nicephorus seated left; monogram to inner left, ΑΥΤ, Δ (date) and thunderbolt in exergue; all within wreath.

46 – 44 BC. · Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.  · McAlee 5

15.8g  · 26mm

In the name and types of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 4 of the Caesarean Era (46/5 BC). Struck under Q. Caecilius Bassus, the Pompeian officer who sparked a loyalist uprising in Syria after Pharsalus, seizing the province and holding it against Caesar’s authority.